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Walmart’s E-Stumble

As it seeks to catch up to Amazon in e-commerce, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is creating a vast new logistics system that includes building new warehouses for Web orders, but also uses workers in stores to pack and mail items to customers.

Buy the Stroller Now or Wait for a Price Drop?

Decide.com adds children’s gear to the range of products whose prices it forecasts.
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New Gilt Groupe CEO on New Business Ideas, the Flash-Sales Bubble and a Future IPO (Q&A)

Michelle Peluso says Gilt still has significant room to grow. Will the public markets react accordingly?
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Walmart CEO: E-Commerce Sales to Hit $10 Billion This Year

Walmart global e-commerce sales are expected to hit $10 billion this fiscal year, CEO Mike Duke announced at the company’s shareholder meeting today. That number has been boosted a bit recently by acquisitions, including the company’s purchase of Chinese online retailer Yihaodian. Still, e-commerce sales are just a sliver of overall sales at the big-box giant, which totaled $469 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2012.

Online Fashion Brand Cuyana Raises $1.7 Million to Kill Impulse Buying

Welcome to the “lean closet” movement. For real.
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Amazon Marketplace Chief on What Makes the India Launch Different (Q&A)

Can Amazon make a dent in India’s growing e-commerce market? Amazon Marketplace GM Peter Faricy thinks so.
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Amazon Launches Online Marketplace in India, Selling Books and DVDs to Start

Jeff Bezos’s Goliath is the latest American marketplace to target the Indian e-commerce market.
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Beyond Price: Comparison Shopping 2.0 Is About Customer Experience

Today’s consumers have figured out that their time is now worth more than potential savings they might find through price comparisons. They need a more compelling reason to venture off of Amazon.
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Answers Buys Webcollage

The Q&A site is building out a b-to-b revenue play.
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CEO of India’s Snapdeal: “This Is the Pivot Groupon Always Wanted to Make”

Is the next great e-commerce marketplace being built in India?
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